Title Course: Whose House Is IT Anyway?: Racial Formation, Health, and Housing 

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Homeowner is often seen as the foundation to the "American Dream"--a foundation that provides socioeconomic stability and intergenerational mobility. Yet, access to homeowners is not equal across U.S. residents and for many residents of color homeownership does not result in mobility or stability. This course explores the setter colonial and racial capitalists' (homage to Cedric Robinson) roots of the U.S. housing market and how they continue to shape contemporary housing patterns. Students will explore historical and contemporary housing policies and industry practices, examine empirical data on their own communities housing patterns, and imagine how we can collectively build a more equitable housing market.